Washington State has taken punitive steps to ensure fair play among overseas manufacturers and exporters to the United States. Its recently enacted Unfair Competition Act is the latest compelling reason why companies need to observe local copyrights laws and why the use of pirated software should be avoided at all costs.

With the introduction of light-controlled pick techniques in order picking and assembly, Danish company Danfoss has considerably increased process and quality assurance in the field of high-pressure systems. Ergonomic assembly workstations combined with an innovative order picking system and a direct SAP link-up mean that the SSI Schaefer solution offers a high-end equipment level for order picking and assembly operations.

Amidst growing competition from other ports in its direct neighbourhood, Hong Kong has been doing roadshows abroad to profile itself as the leading regional hub, particularly for the huge Chinese market.

On 23rd July 2011, a collision between two high speed trains in China's Zhejiang province resulted in the death of 35 people and left 192 injured. Initial reports suggest that the first train was stationery due to a power outage caused by a lightning strike when the second train struck it from behind.

Digital marketing has become mainstream. Many decision makers view online marketing now as an advantage especially with many businesses considering this medium an essential part of promoting their presence. However, a traditional web presence is no longer enough especially with more consumers adopting mobile in their daily lives.

UPS (NYSE: UPS) announced it will offer an innovative air freight container for healthcare products, providing an unparalleled level of shipment monitoring and product protection for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologics.